Definitions for abbreviateəˈbri viˌeɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•bre•vi•ate*əˈbri viˌeɪt(v.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
(v.t.)to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase.
to reduce in length, duration, etc.; make briefer:
to abbreviate a speech.
(v.i.)to use abbreviations.
* Syn: See shorten.
Origin of abbreviate:
1400–50; late ME < ML abbreviātus, ptp. of abbreviāre to shorten = L ad-ad - +-breviāre, v. der. of brevis short
ab•bre′vi•a•to`ry-vi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce(verb)
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
abbreviate(verb)
shorten
"Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
Webster Dictionary
Abbreviate(verb)
to make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken
Abbreviate(verb)
to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction
Abbreviate(adj)
abbreviated; abridged; shortened
Abbreviate(adj)
having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type
Abbreviate(noun)
an abridgment
Translations for abbreviate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
abbreviate(verb)
to shorten (a word, phrase etc)
- afkortAfrikaans
- يُخْتَصَرArabic
- съкращавамBulgarian
- abreviarPortuguese (BR)
- zkrátitCzech
- abkürzenGerman
- forkorteDanish
- συντέμνωGreek
- abreviarSpanish
- lühendamaEstonian
- مخفف کردن؛ کوتاه کردنFarsi
- lyhentääFinnish
- abrégerFrench
- לְקַצֵרHebrew
- संक्षिप्त करनाHindi
- pokratitiCroatian
- rövidítHungarian
- menyingkatIndonesian
- stytta; skammstafaIcelandic
- abbreviareItalian
- 短縮するJapanese
- 단축하다Korean
- (su)trumpintiLithuanian
- saīsinātLatvian
- meringkaskanMalay
- afkortenDutch
- forkorteNorwegian
- skracaćPolish
- مخفف کردن؛ کوتاه کردنPersian
- لنډول، مخفف كولPashto
- abreviarPortuguese
- a abreviaRomanian
- сокращатьRussian
- skrátiťSlovak
- okrajšatiSlovenian
- skratitiSerbian
- förkortaSwedish
- ทำให้สั้นลงThai
- kısaltmakTurkish
- 縮寫Chinese (Trad.)
- скорочуватиUkrainian
- مختصر طور پر لکھناUrdu
- viết tắtVietnamese
- 缩写Chinese (Simp.)
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